Tag Archives: armor

Revisit: No Magic Pasties of Protection! And How to Avoid Rusty Blades.

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

First, happy Labor Day weekend . . . Second, I need a time machine in order to smack myself for that nightmarish post title.  This went live on July 19, 2013 and somebody should have told me to rename the … Continue reading →

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Happy Chain Mail (Chainmail?) Day!

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve seen it both as ‘Chain Mail’ and ‘Chainmail’.  We’ll leave that argument alone because now we’re going to learn a little about this type of armor.  It’s one that is still finely crafted by some people today for a … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Abner’s Armor Shop

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome!  Welcome!  You look like you could use some protection from your enemies.  All of our armors are kind of enchanted.  Each one has a specific spell, but we promise that each one is guaranteed to work.  There are no … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Using Armor in Fantasy

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said on Monday, armor isn’t always given much attention in fantasy.  The exceptions are magical and legendary pieces that are key plot points.  Beyond that, an author may mention if a character is wearing platemail or chainmail, but … Continue reading →

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Armor: When You Really Don’t Want to Get Pierced

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I think I’ve touched on this long ago, but I redid swords already.  Let’s have a week talking about another piece of equipment.  I mean, you can’t really go into battle without a good suit of armor.  Usually . . … Continue reading →

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Sheila’s Shield Shop: We Put the ‘S’ in Defense!

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Judging by your sword and armor, I can tell that you’re an adventurer.  Obviously, you need a shield to go with everything else. First, I need to explain how this works.  You would be surprised how often people buy a … Continue reading →

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Andy’s Action Armor Archives: Free Polish with Every Suit

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Coming right over!  Wow . . . You definitely came to the right place. No adventure would survive wearing regular clothes.  I’m surprised nobody jumped you for that shiny sword, especially in this part of town.  Now, let’s go into … Continue reading →

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Shields: Not Just For Dinner Parties Any More

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

A while back, I was asked to write about the different types of shields.  I’d already set up the posts for July to promote The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks, so here we are in August.  This takes a lot … Continue reading →

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Clothing Can Make the Hero and World

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Clothing is very important to some authors and essential in various genres.  I’m really bad with clothing.  So, I’m probably not even close to an authority on this.  The picture above is what you normally think of for fantasy, which … Continue reading →

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No Magic Pasties of Protection! And How to Avoid Rusty Blades.

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I think one of the issues with fantasy can be summed up with this video from Collegehumor on Youtube: I shouldn’t even have to say this, but people don’t always think in practicality when it comes to character protection.  NEVER … Continue reading →

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